Hunt for the speed camera arsonists: Police chase pair who doused pole in flammable liquid then set it on fire
Police are on the hunt for two people who doused a speeding camera in flammable liquid before setting it on fire and driving off.
Dramatic CCTV footage shows the pair setting the pole to the camera alight on the A10 at Setchey, Norfolk, on Saturday morning.
The video, posted on Facebook[2], sees a black car pull up on the side of the road before two hooded thugs exit the vehicle and attach a large ring to the pole.
They then begin dousing the ring in flammable liquid before brazenly setting it on fire to create a huge blaze while traffic passes by.
The pair then re-enter their car and drive off into the road as other motorists swerve to avoid them.
The speed camera is seen on fire after two people set it alight on the A10 at Setchey in Norfolk
Dramatic CCTV footage shows the pair setting the pole to the camera alight before driving off
One resident, who lives nearby the site of the incident, told GB News[3]: ‘They were quite brazen about it. But I don’t think they’ve put it out of action… They’ve only scorched the paint!’
Social media users also criticised the pair, with one writing: ‘Not the sharpest tools in the toolbox. Nearly got run over and set their car and themselves on fire. Idiots!’
A Norfolk Constabulary spokesman said: ‘Police were called to the A10 at Setchey, at 7.23am on Saturday 8 June, following reports of a man and a woman setting fire to a speed camera.
‘Officers attended the scene, alongside the fire service. No one was injured.
‘The incident is being treated as arson… Enquiries are ongoing.’